[NAWPstrich shyly taps mic, clears throat] Yes, hello, sorry to be a bother but we wanted to announce again that it is time for our annual NAWP open mic. NAWP stands for Not at AWP and is an online space for writers who, well, you probably figured this out but writers who couldn't get to AWP. NAWP!

Youre all invited to come rage with us at #awp ❤️‍🔥 @clairemtaylor.com @josephlezza.com

you love to see it Kinda digging how different this face looks when you view it upside down

Shoutout to local Baltimore orgs who are putting in the work to help highlight AWP offsite events. Waterfront Partnership has a list & interactive map of readings, meetups and other author events in Fells Point next week www.waterfrontpartnership.org/awp26

Limited to 500 copies! You may be able to go on a cruise one day because you own the first run print issue of TBQ that was only available at the lit con. Come grab one early if you WANT/NEED one!

If any #AWP26 attendees are still in Baltimore on Sunday March 8, you might enjoy our "Frederick Douglass’ Fell’s Point: Stories of Liberation in Black Maritime Baltimore" walking tour that evening...

Get yours!

Today’s the day!! Happy pub day to my friend, Claire!!

First full length poetry book comes out tomorrow. Thought I’d be really anxious & full of imposter syndrome because I don’t really think of myself as a poet, but I’m pleased to find that on the eve of its publication, I’m just excited to share these poems. www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...

Kick off AWP by primal screaming with me, @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social @josephlezza.com & Annie Powell Stone Bring a sad, angry, grieving poem to share in the open mic. Wednesday, March 4 at 8pm, Upstairs at The Point in Fells.

Just a heads up for anyone coming to Baltimore for AWP that Ekiben in Fells Point is only a mile east of the convention center and you absolutely should go there for lunch or dinner. It’s a pretty easy walk and you can follow the waterfront promenade for a big chunk of it.

my son‘s nanny is on medical leave and it’s been one week of trying to work while also entertaining a toddler all day and it’s giving me big spring of 2020 flashbacks

Need to find time to go get a mammogram but can’t even find time to make the phone call to schedule the mammogram.

New theme just dropped 👀 🥳 Issue 14 opens for submissions on March 1st with special guest editor @steenahernandez.bsky.social! And the theme will be... TRADITIONS & RITUALS (🧵 for full description.)

I’ll be reading a few poems from my new book at this event during AWP. Come hear readings from 20 years of @pubgen.bsky.social and then afterward swing around the corner to Peabody Heights Brewery and you’ll have had one hell of a Baltimore Friday night.

My book comes out a week from today! Have you ordered a copy? You should order a copy.

Me: I want to spend less time on my phone so I can be more focused on my children Every enrichment/education program my children are in any way connected to: here are five apps we use to manage schedules and send you messages. Be sure to check in constantly because there will be so many updates

“We’re now using this app for all record keeping and communication“

I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy of "April and Back Again." This is the perfect collection for people who are finding it a struggle to keep on with everyday life, especially if you have a family and responsibilities, in the midst of *gestures at everything.* bsky.app/profile/clai...

My book comes out a week from today! Have you ordered a copy? You should order a copy.

APRIL AND BACK AGAIN by Claire Taylor @clairemtaylor.com www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...

You like love poems? Anti-Fascist love poems? Erin Vachon and I have been working on organizing this reading to take place during AWP this year—hope you can join us. @erinvachon.bsky.social 🖤 💪

A Love Poem for your Valentines Day from April and Back Again which comes out in 10 days from @pubgen.bsky.social! www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...

Just putting this here for now

It is very much lost on some people that some things are just supposed to be fun and you do not have to overthink them.

I’ve had an absolutely unshakable killer headache all week so naturally today is the day the school music teacher sent all third graders home with a recorder and the instruction to practice daily.

Now would be such a beautiful moment to pick up ten or so new book clubbers. malarkeybooks.com/store/2026bo...

I agree that if kids are going to hand out valentines at school, everyone in the class should get one, but I disagree with kids handing out valentines at school because it’s another thing I have to plan for and always forget until the last second.

Our Mums issue submissions are well underway, and we want to hear your mom story! This issue will be a myriad of emotion, and we are SO ready for it. We want your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation, and visual art inspired by motherhood! Submit here: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissio...

ICYMI — an angry little fairy tale from me.

Going to AWP?? I’ll be reading at an offsite event with @yellowarrowpub.bsky.social! Hope you can stop by!

Just so you know, “cathartically sobbed for 20 minutes this morning due to intense feelings of overwhelm” is the energy I’ll be bringing into tonight’s reading. Come join me!

“You should read this” is my love language

When it’s midday and the sun is out, I feel like I can live a full and happy life, but then late afternoon comes and the sun starts to recede and I’m reminded that it’s actually still so cold out and existence is a curse.

I don't know how this event is tomorrow already, but it is, so register today to join us! Three amazing poets! NAWP!

Submissions Open We are reading all genres through February 15th. Send us your best!

BURN by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social is out today from CJ Press! Grab an ebook or paperback and take the ride--it's a novel you won't soon forget: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/burn.html

Can't wait to see some tulips. Got to step in an actual puddle today since sunshine and temps hovering around 32 degrees finally have a bit of this ice melting. (Originally published in One Art)

My book, TACOMA, is out next week! Heard from a few people over the weekend that they got their preorders! I'm excited for people to read it! It was some of the most fun I've ever had writing. I think it is a kinda uniquely fun read. Thanks. 🧨 🎆 autofocusbooks.com

School is finally back and I am out of the house to do something besides shovel ice off my neighborhood's streets for the first time in over a week and my gosh it feels amazing.

Holy smokes it’s finally February & my book comes out this month! Go order a copy & join me for @notatawp.bsky.social’s reading this Thursday where I’ll be sharing a few poems from this book. www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...

Hey #writers, who'd be up for doing a workshop to raise some funds for Minnesota charities? @alexpenname.bsky.social and I are putting something together. Repost and spread the word, please!

Good morning to There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap, cover design by @alban-fischer.bsky.social, and cover photograph by author @bettysueblue.bsky.social! 📚❤️🎉 Preorders now open here: riverriverbooks.org/store/-Preor...

🌸 Happy Pub Day 🌸 to MORE FLOWERS! None of this happens alone & I’m grateful to so many for their support in bringing this book to life! In honor of the release, I’d also like to offer some light where we need it most, so please consider donating or ordering a book from @triohousepress.org! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Holy smokes it’s finally February & my book comes out this month! Go order a copy & join me for @notatawp.bsky.social’s reading this Thursday where I’ll be sharing a few poems from this book. www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...

ENOUGH! That is enough of it being this cold.

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice and border abolition. We’ve also added a list of additional recommended reading:

today's a beautiful day to take action if you've called an elected representative, attended a rally, participated in a work stoppage, stood up to a bigot, or taken any other action on behalf of the people, code ABOLISHICE will get you a free eBook or $3 off any book in the shop kithbooks.com/shop

My first full-length collection of poetry, TIME TRAVEL IS EASY, came out a couple months ago. Poems on dinosaurs! Deep Time! Queer identity and embodiment! Life in the late Anthropocene! It’s pay-what-you-want for digital on Itchio, and coming soon to other sites. dinoholler.itch.io/time-travel-...

Oh also there's this: "We will also be promoting all of the events on Instagram & LinkedIn under “Writers on the Waterfront” campaign and will create an event guide and custom event map to make it easy for everyone to see what is happening in Fells Point during AWP." So definitely check it out!